Thieves steal platinum Pateks worth £90,000

Two platinum Patek Philippe watches worth £45,000 each were among the haul of watches taken in a house burglary in Guildford last week.

Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses after the watches were taken, still inside a safe, between 7pm on Thursday 27 February and 12.20pm on Sunday 2 March.

Thieves entered the house through a side door and stole the safe containing two platinum Patek Philippe 5146P models, a Cartier watch valued at £4-5,000 and a silver and diamond bracelet valued at £5,000.

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Detective Constable Chris Phillips, who is investigating the break-in, said: "These watches are extremely unusual and I wanted to appeal to anyone with any information as to their whereabouts, or who may have been offered them for sale, to come forward. I am also keen to hear from anyone with any information which might help me progress the investigation, which remains ongoing.”